Comments on: Einstein runs away with the Big Cap

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:27:59 +0000

http://thoroughbredbloggersalliance.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-01-03T10%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=1

thats the full address for the h’cappers page. I think i’ll move it to a tab once the derby trail winds down.

By: Kevin Stafford

Kevin Stafford — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:05:34 +0000

Blue Exit was a tough one to swallow. Earlier in the week Mary Forney had some wonderful video of him schooling for the Big Cap. Hard to believe he’s no more. I remember thinking that he looked like his best days were in front of him.

I like I Want Revenge, but I got greedy and wanted better odds considering the questions (the surface switch, the late ship, etc.). I knew he had a chance but I couldn’t pull the trigger at 3/1.

I’m thinking the same thing you are…all in all it didn’t feel like a winning day wager wise, as I was in the hole something bad until Einstein came through. Stardom Bound nearly gave me a heart attack as I actually tossed in a bit more than the listed $20 on her.

By: Sally C

Sally C — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:59:59 +0000

Kevin, I took your superfecta tip and switched out I Want Revenge for Imperial Council and put a win bet on him too, so I did better on the East Coast than on the West where I was seeing the horses up close. So thanks for the help with the superfecta!

I thought IWR had “the look” when I saw him at the CashCall and hadn’t forgotten him.

I had bets on Einstein, Monba, and poor Blue Exit (r.i.p.) another horse who had “the look” that takes your breath away. The guy next to us said he’d come there to bet Einstein but when he saw Blue Exit he had to change his bet. “That horse is loaded dynamite” he said.

I thought Gomez would be so annoyed by not winning anything earlier that he’d ace the Cap. Kind of nuts to bet 3 horses to win but I was getting betting fatigue. Einstein looked so mellow in the paddock that I wasn’t sure he had it in him. I also got the win and the show in Race 8.

But I think I make a mistake in betting too many races, so at the end of the day, even though I had some nice wins I had plenty of losses too. Hope I’ll remember that next time. The horses running were so exquisite and I would have come home happy if it weren’t for Blue Exit’s demise.